Sam Houston’s background included __________
A. killing several men in famous duels back in Mississippi
B. serving as the commanding general of the U.S. Army in the Louisiana territory
C. serving as the governor of Tennessee and embracing “Jacksonian Democracy”
D. commanding American troops in two infamous massacres of Cherokee Indians
C
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The Spanish forts that Phillip II ordered built in Florida in 1557 were intended for the purposes of
A) ?protecting native populations under Spanish rule. B) ?protecting Catholic missionaries. C) ?protecting Spanish settlements in the area. D) ?protecting Spanish treasure ships from pirates. E) ?None of these are true.
Which of the following was not characteristic of Soviet society during the Brezhnev years?
A. A more restrictive attitude toward dissidents. B. An educational system focusing on rote memorization and political indoctrination. C. Preventing the Soviet people from exposure to harmful foreign ideas, including rock music. D. A restriction of free expression. E. A disregard for law and order.
The pope who gave his blessing and authorized the First Crusade was
A. Urban II. B. Gregory VII. C. Gregory the Great. D. Innocent III. E. Edward the Confessor.
An examination of slavery in Florida and New Mexico indicates that __________.
A. local conditions determined its character B. few Africans were brought to Spanish America C. Indian slavery rarely existed D. the harshest form of slavery existed in the more isolated regions of Spanish America